Wheel-flange lubricator



April 29, 1930. c A 051- 1,756,726

WHEEL FLANGE LUBRICATOR Filed Dec. 12, 1927 77 y o o a fl Attorney IPatented Apr. 29, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT 1Q CHARLES A. BROST, OFGLASGOW, MONTANA, ASSIGNOB OF, ONE-FOURTH TO FRANK Y MILLER ANDONE-FOURTH T THOMAS DIGNAN, BOTH 0F GLASGOVT, MONTANA I WHEEL-FLANGELUBRICATOR Application filed December 12, 1927. serial no, 239,515. i

This invention relates to an improve-d lubricating device for use inassociation with a locomotive and car wheel flange, the purpose of theinvention being to provide a means for lubricating the wheel flange inorder to mini" mize wear on the flange and the railway tracks.

The present invention is based upon improvements made on a co-pendingapplication for patent on a wheel flange lubricator which was filed byme on May 17., 1927, and

designated by Serial No.192,023.

Briefly, the gist of the invention of the pending case just mentioned,is the open ended 1 distributor of wood or an equivalent material, whichis formed into a holder for nonflowing lubricants such as will melt andflow upon the flange of the wheel when the distributor is heated. W,

The distributor is maintained by the influence of gravity in contactwith the wheel flange and is therefore mounted in an ap propriate guidesupported from the car by a clamp and retaining means for the clamp.

It is the retaining means which has been improved upon in the presentcase, and in this connection I would state that the clamp supporting armis swingably mounted here on a single pivot, and is hingedly connectedwith 30 the car body by means which insures proper maintenance ofposition of the clamping means.

The particular details forming this improved structure will become morereadily 85 apparent from the following description and drawings.

In the drawings e Figure 1is a fragmentary'side view showing the carwheel and the retaining means for the lubricator. i

Fig. 2 is an end view of the invention showing more precisely the mannerin which it is associated with the car wheel.

Referring now to the parts .by numerals, it will be'observed that thereference character 3 designates generally the main support.

which embodies a flat strip of metal 4 whose lower end is pivotallyconnected as at 5, to the saddle 6.

This strip extends over and above the spring 7 and has its upper endbent outwardly as at 8, to overha'ngthe flange 9 of the car wheel 10. Itwill be noticed however, that an elongated horizontal guide 11 is boltedor otherwise fastened to the saddle 6 to limit the swinging movement ofthe strip in longitudinal direction.

Fastened to the upper overhanging end of the support 3 is a clampgenerally designated at 12. This clamp embodies spaced retaining plates13 and 14 which hold in place an open end-ed casing 15. The casing isdisposed diagonally as shown in'Fig. 2 and terminates in spaced relationfrom the wheel flange 9. The lubricating means 16 .is slidably mounted1111 this casing. Reference being had to the copending case, it will beseen that the means comprises an open-ended wooden distributorAdditional means is provided in holding the device in place. As shown inFig. 1, this means comprises a hinge strap 17 rigidly fastened to astationary part 18 of the locomotive or car. A link 19 is connected withthis strap and is in turn connected with a similar end strap 20 fastenedto the clamp 12. lVith these parts arranged as shown in Fig. 1, andconnected with a main support 3, it is obvious that the lubricator islimited in its movement but follows the flange in a more dependable andeficient manner.

Suflicient freedom of movement is allowed i lengthy description isthought unnecessary...

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is In astructure of the class described, incombination, a locomotive body, acar wheel, a saddle strap disposed adjacent the car wheel,:;

a supporting strap pivotally connected at its lower end to the saddle, ahorizontal-1y disposed guide strip on the saddle, and said strapextending upwardly through and beyond said guide strip and having itsupper end curved and overhanging the flange of the car wheel, a pair ofclamping plates, means for securing one of said plates to the upperoverhanging end of the supporting strap, a

casing carriedby'the clamping plate, lubricating means in the casing andadapted to maintain'itself in contact with the wheel flange through theaction of gravity, a hinged strap connected to one of said clampingplates,

a second hinge strap'connected to said body and a link connected withsaid hinge strap.

In testimony whereof I afiiX my signature. 7

CHARLES A. BROST.

